FVXX20 KWBC 290300 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY ISSUED: 2002DEC29/0300Z VAAC: WASHINGTON VOLCANO: SOUFRIERE HILLS 1600-05 LOCATION: N1643W06211 AREA: CARIBBEAN SUMMIT ELEVATION: 3000 FT (915M) ADVISORY NUMBER: 2002/273 INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 IMAGERY. MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY. SOUFRIERE HILLS WEBCAM. ERUPTION DETAILS: ONGOING ASH EMISSIONS. PYROCLASTIC FLOW AT 1530Z OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 29/0215Z. OBS ASH CLOUD: ASH NOT IDENTIFIABLE FROM SATELLITE DATA. WINDS SFC/FL080 MOVING NW 15-20 KNOTS. FCST ASH CLOUD +6H: SEE SIGMETS. REMARKS: ASH HAS BECOME TOO THIN TO BE SEEN IN INFRARED IMAGERY. THE ASH IS ESTIMATED TO FL080 AND THE WINDS AT THAT LEVEL ARE MOVING TO THE NW. AN OCCASIONAL HOT SPOT CAN BE SEEN IN SHORTWAVE IMAGERY. NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2002DEC29/0900Z NNNN